Neunheilingen
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Neunheilingen
Rural community town of Nottertal-Heilinger Heights
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| Height : | 251 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 14.75 km² | |
| Residents : | 459 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 31 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 2019 | |
| Postal code : | 99947 | |
| Area code : | 036043 | |
Location of Neunheilingen in Thuringia |
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Neunheilingen is a district of the city and rural community of Nottertal-Heilinger Heights in the Unstrut-Hainich district in Thuringia .
geography
Neunheilingen is located on the northwestern edge of the Thuringian Basin south of the Schlotheimer Graben in a hilly landscape.
history
The first documentary mention of Neunheilingen took place in documents of the Fulda monastery in 1158. The place belonged to the Electoral Saxon Office Langensalza until 1815 and after its cession to Prussia from 1816 to 1944 to the district of Langensalza in the province of Saxony .
On December 31, 2019, the community of Neunheilingen merged with other communities to form the city and rural community of Nottertal-Heilinger Höhen. The communities were previously united in the Schlotheim administrative community, which was dissolved at the same time.
Neunheilingen Castle
Until 1638 the village and castle / palace belonged to the Lords of Heilingen . Then the von Werthern family took over the property. In 1716 the current baroque manor house was built. Countess Johanna ("Jeannette") Luise von Werthern was a highly educated lady who inspired Duke Carl August and Goethe . Both visited Neunheilingen Castle in 1781. Goethe immortalized his visit there in “Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship years”. Until 1819 the von Wertherns resided in the castle and estate. That year, a set fire destroyed 84 of 120 houses in the village.
After several changes of ownership, the castle belonged to the Limpert family until the end of the 1940s , then to the community. During the GDR era, the castle housed apartments, a kindergarten, community office and library. After the German reunification in 1990, the building was partially refurbished , received a new roof and new windows. Due to excessive financial demands on the community, it was auctioned off in 2000, but the buyer did not renovate it; In 2017, Petra and Uilke Bergsma from the Netherlands bought the castle and are planning a renovation. The park is maintained by the municipality and should be leased from it.
politics
Former councilor
The council of the community of Neunheilingen consisted of 6 councilors and councilors:
- Fire Brigade Association Neunheilingen eV: 3 seats
- Interest group culture and music: 2 seats
- Independent voter community Neunheilingen: 1 seat
(As of: local election on May 26, 2019 )
Former mayor
The honorary mayor Sandro Seeländer was elected on June 6, 2010 and held this office until the municipality was dissolved.
Attractions
- Castle from 1716, inhabited since 2017 and is being renovated
- Castle park and gates
- Restored, representative building from 1869 ("farmhouse") on the street above the castle park. Self-confident saying and picture above a gate: "The most beautiful coat of arms in the world / is the plow in the field"
- Heiligkreuz Church : restored tower, the nave was a roofless ruin during the GDR era
- Former rectory: slate walls and renovated
- Memorial in front of the church ruins, redesigned war memorial for the First World War. Dedication: “As a reminder and in memory of all victims of persecution, displacement and violence”, also with the names of civilian victims of Allied bombing raids in 1944
- Restored cemetery chapel with two stone crosses in front of it (repositioned atonement crosses) and flanked by historical grave monuments
Culture: Pentecost in Neunheilingen
Unique Whitsun festival with customs from the 18th century.
Quoted from an old text: Pentecostal customs in Neunheilingen
The Whitsun festival is one of the largest and most beautiful in the whole village and is rich in old customs and traditions that may have existed for centuries and have survived to this day.
It starts on Saturday and lasts until Wednesday. On Saturday noon, the Whitsun boys gather in the community tavern. 1.30 p.m. they pull to the forest half an hour away to fetch the Pentecost tree. After felling and recharging the Maie, you lie down under the coffee linden, which is known far beyond the borders of our homeland, and enjoy the supplies you brought with you. At 6.30 p.m. they set off to be in front of the village at 7 p.m., where the music awaits the train. Now comes the entry into the village: the music, the carriage with the May, the horses with fresh green and forest flowers, the Whitsun boys adorned with May bushes and May flowers. Many spectators have already gathered in front of the community tavern to witness the spectacle of being raised. The May is raised to the play of music and laughter and jokes by the Pentecostal boys. Three cheers for the maypole and a brisk march, then it's time to go to the bowling alley, where people linger late into the night with dancing and having a cup.
The first day is quiet, the second is celebrated with a dance; now comes the third who is the most important. Early in the morning at 7 o'clock in the morning two boys, called the forerunners, ride around the village with the runner, who is a clothed boy, and ask who wants the bishop. “To have a bishop” means whoever wants to be serenaded. 7.30 a.m. the music in front of the tavern plays the morning blessing. At this time the Pentecostal boys line up on horseback in front of the castle. Immediately afterwards the sergeant comes, because the Whitsun boys have now all become Uhlans, greets the people and lets them count. Some who appeared too late receive punishment. A short time later the Rittmeister comes, wishes the people a good morning, visits the squadron, lets them count again, then the music and the superiors go ahead to the fairground, where the residents of the village and many neighboring villages have already gathered. On the fairground, the squad line up again, the runner ensures order, and the music plays well-known tunes. Then the first three men are assigned to fetch the flag and another two men are assigned to the bishop. The bishop is the youngest Pentecostal boy who, like his horse, has been decorated with colorful ribbons and bows, wreaths and flowers. Now a few humorous pieces are performed in rural dialect by various fellows, then captains and sergeants hold speeches, reprimand and praise the squadron and describe the farmer's joys and sorrows. Then - all of a sudden, "Attention His Excellency", and the general rushes up at a gallop, inspects the squadron, gives a speech and lets the sergeant read out the quarters. Each girl receives a boy as a guest. The information about the quarter is received with applause from the audience, as it is usually very humorous. Now it's back to the village. The first serenade is performed in front of the parish, then the procession goes around the whole village, serenades in front of every house and is entertained by the residents with cake and wine. At 2 p.m. in the afternoon, riding has come to an end.
The dance begins at 3 p.m. and continues late into the night. On the fourth day of Pentecost, the boys go around the village again with the music, serenading again in front of each house; The board of directors accepts gifts of money to cover Pentecost expenses and various eggs for the evening meal. Each boy also receives a few eggs or a piece of sausage from his dancer. In the evening, the Pentecostal boys celebrate their meal together. A final dance marks the end of the beautiful festival.
According to ancient records, Pentecost took place
Before Pentecost: From Easter onwards, meetings of the Whitsun boys take place regularly in the "Gelag", at the beginning every eight days, in the week before Whitsun every evening. They last late into the night; its main content is "good beer drinking". The blacksmith's shop (opposite the tavern) used to serve as a feast, but now the anteroom of the bowling alley (behind the blacksmith's shop). On Ascension Day, the Whitsun girls to be invited are chosen by the Pentecostal boys. The invitation is sent to them, but the name of the inviting lad remains unknown to them for the time being. ....
Process of Pentecost today
Preparations run all year round, and the Pentecostal boys also try to find their dance partners early on on Whit Saturday. No feasts are held as they used to be, but otherwise little has changed in the traditional way. From time to time innovations are also introduced in the individual areas. So today, on Sunday and Monday, the specially printed Pentecost T-shirts are worn, and there is a children's dance .
Sons and daughters of the place
- Dieter Itzerott (* 1931), FDJ functionary and SED functionary
Castle 2011
Castle 2011
Restored building from 1869
Cemetery chapel 2011
literature
- Iris Henning: Goethe once felt at home here. In: Thüringer Allgemeine , from August 1, 2011.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 11/2019 of October 18, 2019, p. 385 ff. , Accessed on January 14, 2020
- ↑ Iris Henning: Goethe once felt at home here. In: Thüringer Allgemeine , from August 1, 2011.
- ↑ Castle lords of Neunheilingen want security , Thüringer Allgemeine April 14, 2018
- ↑ City council election 2019 in Thuringia. Thuringian State Office for Statistics, accessed on July 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Local elections in Thuringia on June 6, 2010. Elections for community and city council members. Preliminary results. Retrieved June 6, 2010 .
- ^ Pentecost in Neunheilingen. Pentecost Youth Neunheilingen, accessed on August 10, 2011 .
